Regimental number | 567 |
Place of birth | Narrandera, New South |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Station overseer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | H. Culley, 'Westaway', Narrandera, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the School Cadets; resigned. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Forty-One on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 32239 Driver Francis Drake CULLEY, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 17 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 15 May 1915. Wounded in action, Anzac Cove, 28 May 1915 (bullet wound, finger, right hand); admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 29 May 1915; transferred to Malta, 5 June 1916; admitted to St Andrew's Military Hospital, 9 June 1915; transferred to England, 23 June 1915, and admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 24 August 1915; discharged, 15 September 1915. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 20 November 1915; discharged (3rd and 4th fingers, right hand, amputated), 6 December 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CULLEY John Simpson |